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Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

The city of Atlanta, Georgia, has
lust concluded the hottest campaign
ever known to its people. It was Oh
the question of Prohibition, and this
time the Prohibitionists were defeated
Among those personally assailed for
opposing the law was Mr.. E. P. How
ell. editor-in-chief of the Constitution.
The city, two years ago, voted for Pro-
hibitlon, and it is after q two-years'
trial that Mr.. Howell writes the fol-
lowing over his own name. But 1t
aIso must also be remembered that
Atlanta is q large city, end prohibitory
laws are in such places especially diff
omit of enforcement. Whether, In
smaller communities, it could be rig
idly enforced, is 3 question the people
IF Missouri must solve for themselves:
NV opposition to the continuance OF the
.xneriment was based principally on the
fact that the use of the articles sought to be
nroh;bited was as general as ever under the
nrohibitory law, and that the city was forced
:, lose the legal sale and manufacture OF the
came within its limits, without deriving any
benefit from the operation Of Law which
aid mot accomplish what its advocates pro-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

posed. Excluding, as it did, legal sale OF
wines and liquor even for medical or sacra-
mental purposes, 1 thought the law too ex-
IRENE, and assisted in its defeat rather than
see the county openly and publicly violating
1t. Being satisfied that the law neither pros
pered the city nor diminished the amount OF
intoxicating drinks used, opposed it, in
hopes that by strict and well-reguiated
system the sale of these articles OF general
use could be restricted and kept within
legitimate bounds. I am as much opposed
to the indiscriminate sale of liquor as l am
TO the prohibition which Atlanta has had.
This has been my platform, and have tried
to make myself clear and positive on this
point.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS con
VENTlON.
Will be Held at Sedalia, Mo, Deccmbe
20 and 80, 1887.

To this convention all commissioners,
teachers. school officers and friends of
education are cordially and respectfully
invited, in the hope that they will at
tend and take part in the discussions
that may come up during its delibera-
tons. Duties will not be assigned to
any particular individual until the as
sembling of the convention, when a
committee will be appointed to select
parties to lead In the discussions upon
the questions herein set forth, and such
other subjects as it may be considered
advisable to bring before the conven-
tion.
At least one hundred county COM
nlssioners st ould attend. Do not fall
to come; 1t will pay you; the subjects
discussed will be in the direct line of
the commissioners work and duties.
The following subjects will be dis
cussed:
1. Basis of grading teachers work
upon examination.
2. What credit should be given to a
teacher, upon examination, for extern
sive experience and successful school
| work?
8. How can district statistics be Sc
cured?
4. Give an outline for grading the
schools of your county?
5. How can county supervision be
secured.
8. To what extent is the uniformity
Of textbooks desirable?
Z. Give causes for, and procedure in
revoking a certificate.
8. The duty of the commissioner in
county institute work.
8. What should be included in the
commissioner annual report to the
State Superintendent?
10. Duties of commissioners under
section 1923.
II. How do you secure teachers for
your colored schools?
IL. Desirability of township insti-
tutes.
Is. Discussion of difficult questions.
Inc noteis al Se0alia Will give reduc-
ed rates to those who attend. From
81 90 to 81 so will be charged.
Nearly all the railroads have agreed
to give reduced rates. On the Missouri
Pacific, excursion tickets will be sold
on December 23d and Gath; purchase
on these days if possible. If you do not
get round-trip excursion tickets from
starting point. be sure to take receipt
from ticket agent When you purchase
your ticket.
The convention will convene in the
courthouse at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. Deem
Der Goth.
Again we say, come; come early and
remain throughout the session.; you
shall receive q hearty welcome.
w. E. COLEMAN,
r. M. SCOTCH, Chairman.
Sporofarv
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
In Southern California.

Ed. Notwithstanding to promise
will give fe W items of my trip west
ward. I left Ironton the I'd of Novem-
Der, at midnight. Saw nothing till I
reached the Bluff. Next point of inter-
est was Little Rock, which seemed
alive and busy. Stopped two hours
there. We changed cars in Texarkana
in the night, so could see nothing of
that city. Dallas, the next. point, was
so crowded I could not see the town for
the people. as the state fair was being
held there. Further on We reached a
desert, with mountains on either side.
At one point the curve was so great
that thought could touch the en-
CINE from the coach window. At Ell
Paso we were detained two days on ac-
count of washout ahead. This is a
beautiful city of 10, 900 inhabitants on
the Rio Grande river. went over to
Paso del Norte, in Old Mexico, where ]
saw q church..S80 years old built of sun
dried brick with wallis four feet thick.
was also in the fort built of the same
material. Their uniform is something
like ours. found them reticent and
slow to talk.
Again We are speeding westward
with an occasional glimpse Of an ante
lope and coyote wolf, and the cactus
standing ten and fifteen feet high. The
mesquit shrub looks like an old peach
orchard. Cotton. the next point of
interest, SO miles east of Los Angeles, is
railroad centre and manufacturing
town. 1t has cannsry working about
400 hands.
Hearing San Diego was overrun I
turned my face toward San Jacinto
Valley. IT is a beautiful valley. sur
rounded by noun tains, some of which
are Il, 900 feet above sea level. Prior to
the year 1884 it was inaccessible except
by private conveyance. There are 100
flowing artesian wells-the largest dis
charging 1900 600 gallons every twen-
ty-four hours. $50 feet is about the
average depth of those wells and the
water is cold and soft, standing at
about 60 degrees summer and winter.
The low lands around San Jacinto pro-
duce six crops of alfalfa each year with
out irrigation. Vegetables of all kinds
flourish and yield large crops of fine
quality. The elevation of San Jacinto
is IA. 900 feet. Two and one-half miles
from there are the hot springs. They
are well patronized; board, including
use of water, $4,000 per month. The
water truly is refreshing to many worn
travellers. This is said to be a good
place for weak lungs, general debility
and catarrh; all say they have been
benefited by coming here.
1t looks as If 1t might be mid-sum-
mer. / picked peaches, straw berries
and grapes to-day. find the people,
so far. kind and hospitable. E. u.s..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
The Reynolds County Robbery.

The safe in the county treasurer's
office at Centerville, county seat OF
Reynolds county, was blown open last
Friday night and between Sc 900 and
$40 600 were carried away. No clue to
the thieves was left.
Who knows but Old Het. also had a
confidential friend and home man i'm
that town to furnish him pointers on
the job, and celebrated his escape from
the clutches Of the law in this county
by doing little work down in Reyn-
Odds. In our interview with him few
weeks ago he stated that after the Oc-
tober term of court he left the farm in
the bottom and made tour through
Southeast Missouri and adjoining
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08
Notice to the Tax Payers Of lion Co.

Your taxes for the year 1887 are due and
must be paid. Remember, II they are not
paid before the LIST of January, 1883, they
become delinquent. II you wish to avoid
this and save the penalty, come forward and
pay the same promptly before the time ex-
pires. In order to avoid the rush come In
before the last week in December. BY COM
plying with the above request you will save
time, trouble and expense. A word to the
wise Is sufficient. s. e. BUFORD.
Collector Iron County, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

That hog-dIspute over in Madison
county, mentioned last week, was sub
mitted to the arbitration of three dis
interested citizens, who, after hearing
the testimony Of eighteen witnesses,
found that II. Bergman il the owner,
de jure ct de Jacto. Of the porker. Ac-
cording the Standard his pigship has
cost the contestants the sum Of thirty
dollars.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

John Buckhorn, miner, was found
dead on the hillside near Citadel Dig
gings, Potosi, last Sunday morning. He
had been INDUCING in liquor very free
ly the night before, aud coronor's jury
found that his death resulted from dis.
sipation. He leaves q wife and four
small children in destitute circum-
stances. It is such occurrences that
breed Prohibition.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

German will no longer be taught in
the st. Louis public schools. The peo-
pie of that city so decided by 5000 ma
jority at the recent election for direc-
tors. And the people are right: this is
not Germany. or Italy, or France, but
the United States of America inhabit-
ed by English-speaking people.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

The Perryville Chronicle wants the
Government to run telegraph lines all
over and through the United States.
Suppose the Govern ment did that:
would the Chronicle also favor its TAX
ing charge of the railroads and running
expresses? Admit that it ought to do
the first, and the other propositions are
selfafiirmed. No, no! The less of tina
sort of control over the businesses of
the country, the longer-lived 1t will be,
and the better worth preserving.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

Poplar Bluff Renovator: Last Sat
urday night J. r. Robinson and Will
liam Davis made their escape from the
county Jail at this place. Itseems that
when Sheriff Miles went to lock up the
prisoners in the evening, the two white
men instead of going into their cells,
hid behind them, and were locked out
in the jail hallway. Some one from the
outside furnished them with q crowbar
with which they cut a hole through
the brick wall and decamped. Both
parties were charged with theft"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

Nearly $4,000, 900 of lands have been
restored to the Government for the
people. under Cleveland's administra-
tior. This, divided into 100-acre tracts,
would furnish homes for 100000 fami-
lies. Doesn't it seem that Democracy
ia q more effective Anti-Poverty power
than the Henry George party?
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

An exchange says sit requires no
apprenticeship to criticise." Maybe it
doesn't in some instances; but, brother,
you just try it on concerning female
toggery, and see where you'll come
ont
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

J. Milton Turner has become Dem
ocrat, and, it is asserted, will stump
the State next year. He is one of the
most effective stump-speakcrs we have
ever heard.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

An obituary notice is published in
last weeks Potosi Independent. with
a request at the end that "the Ironton
REGISTER please copy" We would
do SO with pleasure, but one-half the
article Ia 40 badly printed that we can
not decipher ii.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

According to the Democrat the last
tract of Government land in Mississippi
county was homesteaded last week by
John w. Presson.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

A new rich lode of mineral has been
discovered at Mine La Motto, in ground
that was surface-worked sixty years
ago. It is on the old Prairie Diggings.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

An exchange queries, docs 1t pay to
be good?" Certainly it does. Our for
ty-five years. experience conclusively
settles the question.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

w. L. Curry, lately in charge of the
West Plains Gazette, last week took
hold of the Poplar Bluff Renovator,
and a marked change for the better
results
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

1t Is our aim to have the finest job outfit
I'm Southeast Observation-Disclosures.
Brother, to do that we'll make you
hustle!
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

Louis Houck, of Cape Girardeau. is
said to he candidate for Judge of the
st. Louis Court of Appeals.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

Rooms to rent and Household Goods TO
sale. Apply to Mrs. N. j. Salesberry, Iron
ton, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

Charleston will have a canning fac
tory next spring.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-12-08

A large black bear was killed near
Poplar Bluff one day last week.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14

Deputy Coroner Weeks received tele
phone message. Thursday evening about six
clock that Frank jaeger, a railroad mar
had been drowned at Dayton while bathing
in the feeder Mr. Weeks impaneled q
jury, and went to Dayton Immediately
Four witnesses were examined, and the facts
ascerained was that three Of the men had
been in together, and an under current
caught two of them AMI pulled them under
One got out, and the third man tried to save
jaeger, but failed. The verdict Of the coro
ner jury was that we find that the body OF
Frank jaeger came to his death by acciden
al drowning.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14
VIII Mr.. Rose Please Explain?

As subscribers in small way, and in be.
half of the other subscribers, TO the fund
which was collected to purchase a tribute
from the irons Of the Ottawa Telephone
Exchange to Miss Louise Rathbun, on her
retirement as operator at the central office,
we are just triHe curious to know what be-
came of that fund Of $29.50, rs we are in
formed that the elegant tribute Of respect
and good will to the lady who had served
the public so we'll, although presented as de-
signed by the contributors, has not as yet
been paid for As Mr.. Lester A. Rose, OF
the Journal, had the handling of the money
as well as the honor of making the very
elaborate presentation speech it is in order
for that gentleman to rise and explain where
the funds have gone to.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14

There has of late been great deal Of com =.
planning among farmers hauling grain to OF.
tawa and Immediately adjacent towns of low
prices paid, which, it is claimed, are much
from two to four cents per bushel) below
prices paid in Marsetles and La Sale; and
on these complaints has been based a state.
ment that the farmers would like to see an
opposition firm located Mt Ottawa, who would
keep out of the combination said to exist,
which keeps prices down. If there is any
such desire the Secretary of the Business
Mems Association can give farmers who are
interested the name and address of parties
now largely engaged in buying grain in Iii.
nos. who state that if a house costing from
$1,000 to 50 900 mot to exceed the latter
SUM will be provided. they will undertake
to run it on ten. year lease, pay rental of six
per cent net on the cost Of erection; that is,
they will pay taxes, insurance. repairs, SC,
and six per cent to the investors, and turn
over the building at the expiration Of the
lease to its owners, and guarantee the pay
ment of legitimate market prices while doing
business in the house.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14
The County Court.

A very interesting case came up before
Judge Snyder last Wednesday. Richard
Farold was adjudged insane, and sent to the
count asylum. The case was strange
one. Farold was a student and third pro.
fessor in the university at Heidelberg, Ger
many. While there he was engaged to one
Annie Metzler. She came to America about
three years ago and settled in Ottawa. Far.
old was q reserve officer in the German
army, and showed his badge here the other
day. But to the story. He was judged in
sane in Germany, and served six months in
an asylum there, fact that his lady love in
America didn't know of. About a year ago
she sent for her Richard to come over here
and he arrived in Ottawa six months ago
He was very bad company however, and she
had to enter complaint against him. He
wouldn't work and wanted to live on the fat
of the land. He was sent to the German
Home in Chicago, and from there to Mil
waukee, but failing to improve he was sent
back here. The doctor told him he needed
exercise so he walked from Milwaukee here,
arriving Tuesday last. He was taken before
Judge Snyder Wednesday, and committed
to the asylum. The woman, Mrs. Metz
Ter, has two sons, both in the employ Of the
cigar man Mitchell, and both are good
steady men.
observation-disclosures & Norris, vs.
Griggs. default, $259O3 s. s. & d. II. Nash
vs.. F. d. Snetzer, default, $225.31.
People vs. Frank Koskoski, information
filed by States Attorney against him for
larceny. Plead guilty and sent to a reform
school for two years and fined 81 and costs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14

A Joliet man interested in the proposed
Kankakee, MENDOZA & Western r. r., laid
out to run from Kankakee through Morris
to Marseilles and thence to Mendoza, tells
the editor Of the Kankakee Chief the follow.
ing:
We feel confident that we can build our
line as projected and render valuable aid to
the territory along the route. The water
power Of the Kankakee and Illinois rivers,
will guarantee a perpetual business to the
road for all time, and it will be connect
ing line from the east to the great northwest.
You can certainly assist us very much, and
in due time we shall submit propositions to
all parties along our line and hope to start
out parties in May to look up the project
fully. We shall meet some railroad men in
St. Louis in May, after which we shall b
prepared to talk.
This is project that has been mentioned
at the Business Mems Association, but nc
action has been taken further than what
President Catlin may have have done. II
would seem that it is a subject demanding
Ottaws's attention.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14
Go to Alschuler's for summer coats.
Local Happenings.

The ladies of the NJ +. church will give
their annual strawberry festival, Friday
evening, May Goth, in the church parlors
Cake and Ice cream will be served.
The brass band la sour krout was upon
our streets Wednesday.
The church tea and social at the Congre-
gstionsl church last Wednesday evening
was well attended. 1t was the las. of the
season.
At the meeting of the board Of the High
School directors last Monday, Prof, Cotton
was appointed principal. He has not yet
formally accepted, or made any recommen-
dations as to the other teachers TO be EN-
ployed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14

At the city council on Monday even
ing, Mayor Allen presented to the city thu
land known as Hoes park, to be public
park. The council of course accepted, anC
very properly then and there named thu
new park "Allen Park" by which it vii
be known for all time. 1t is q noble gift
and after the Reddick library We know o
none which could have been made in which
the people could take more solid comfor
than this very one.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14

Our readers have noticed for the past
month the new department in the FREE
TRADER--the wilkins column The author
Of this column is young man Of only about
two years experience in the newspaper and
literary line, but he is verify a hustler We
have been glad Of the opportunity of offer
ing our readers his new work each week
and we now take pleasure IN announcing
that the same individual is the author of a
book Of poems ana burlesques in the same
vein rs his work on the FREE TRADER. The
,"Meditations Of Samweli wilkins was first
offered to the publicin Michigan last Deccm-
Der, and something over 500 copies were
sold in the first three months Of its exist.
ence. The book is bound in cloth and gold
and is elegantly gotten up. 1t contains l2s
pages. The price 81. wilkins has char.
acteristicly dedicated his book to the Dor
rover, and everything about 1t is in keeping
with his own peculiar style. This book is
for sale at the FREE TRADER office, where
any one so wishing can look 1t over. Call
and see it..
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14

pie for the members Of this society, which,
| IL carefully studied and followed, will ena-
BILE our friends to say of Us when we shall
oe called to that "bourne from which no
traveller returns" his loss is irreparable.
Resoiped, That's copy Of these resolu-
tions, together with the sympathy Of this
society, be conveyed to his bercaved chill.
dren. J. G. HATHEwAY,
r.. f. DYER,
J. s. RYBuRN.,.
DR.. Ensign read paper by J. C
Corbus on the memory Of DR.. McArthnr.
President. Cook then called the Vice.Presi.
dent to the chair and exhibited some pathe
logical specimens, with the history Of the
cases. DR.. Hard also showed specimen
DR.. Putney, Of Prairie Center, then read
his paper on Typhoid Fever. DR.. Putney is
one Of the worlds original geniuses. His
paper was rich in the extreme He was In
favor Of castor oil and soap suds, the first
internally and the second externally. He
had no medical Bible. His medical creed
was keep clean for Gods sake for through
Him, and 1t, is our only salvation Dr..
Purney's paper produced considerable dis
cussion. DR.. Hall wanted to know if DR..
Putney had a corner sn castor oil, and how
he administered it. Drs. Stout, Ziesing,
Taylor and Putney spoke rather informally
upon the foregoing paper, in which discus.
sion Drs. Cook and Taylor also participa ed.
The general opinion seemed to tend toward
giving less medicine and more good advice
Delegates were then appointed to the
State aud national medical associations as
follows: To the national medical association
to meet at Chicago next June; Drs. Patney,
Prindle, Dicss, Hathaway and Hard. To
the State meeting TO meet May 7; Drs. Gan.
ders, Freeman, Brownson, Stout, Putney,
Bonar, Hard, Ryburn, r. B Dyer and But.
terfeld. Afier the usual votes Of hanks to
everybody, for everything, the meeting ad.
journed at six o clock to meet again at Otta-
wa, in May, 1885,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14
Excursion to Ottawa. Kas.

The Great Rock Island Route announces
an excursion rate Of one first-class fare for
the round trip to Ottawa, Kansas, and re.
turn, on account Of the annual meeting Of
the German Baptist Brethren. Tickets good
for going passage May 25th to 90, inclusive.
and for return passage thirty days from date
Of sale FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARs, mag.
n,6cent Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars, ele.
CANT day coaches, unequaled dining cars,
two daily trains each way. For further
particulars address
+. A. HoLDBRooK, G. T. 4 p. A.,
c., r. l. & P. R'y, Chicago, III.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-14

The Shoe Department of j. f. Scott &
Co is attracting the attention Of the ladies
this week on account OF the large new stock
that has just been opened up. These new
shoes are from eastern manufactures and
if you want an easy, nice fitting shoe "a good
covering shoe, one that looks nice, this firm
can give you just what you want. Ask tc
see their kid flexible sole button boots al
5000